Chandler Bay
Encyclopedia
Chandler Bay is a bay
in Jonesport
, Maine
.
It is separated from Englishman Bay
to the northeast by Roque Island and Great Spruce Island.
The bay extends roughly 6 mi. (10 km) and is 2.5 mi. (4 km) at its widest.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
in Jonesport
Jonesport, Maine
Jonesport is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,408 at the 2000 census. Jonesport is a fishing, lobstering town.-History:...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
.
It is separated from Englishman Bay
Englishman Bay
Englishman Bay is a bay in Washington County, Maine.The bay is located between the towns of Roque Bluffs and Jonesport.It is separated from Chandler Bay to the southwest by Roque Island and Great Spruce Island....
to the northeast by Roque Island and Great Spruce Island.
The bay extends roughly 6 mi. (10 km) and is 2.5 mi. (4 km) at its widest.